[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 146 (Monday, July 29, 1996)]
[Presidential Documents]
[Page 39553]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-19419]


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                Proclamation 6911 of July 25, 1996

                
Parents' Day, 1996

                By the President of the United States of America

                A Proclamation

                No job presents greater challenges, demands broader 
                responsibilities, or promises more profound rewards 
                than parenthood. Parents are daily caretakers and 
                lifelong role models. They guide us and share the 
                values and lessons that enable us to grow and flourish. 
                Throughout our lives, we remember our parents' example, 
                recognizing that their joys and aspirations, triumphs 
                and disappointments, have shaped our experience and 
                given us meaningful direction.

                Our Nation has always depended on strong families, and 
                we must continue to do all we can to help hardworking 
                men and women shoulder the duties of parenthood. It is 
                vital to support today's parents, to honor those who 
                have taught us so much, and to impress upon young 
                people the awesome responsibility of parenthood.

                On this day and throughout the year, let us take time 
                to celebrate the special, enduring bond between parents 
                and children. Foster parents and stepparents, 
                biological and adoptive mothers and fathers--all 
                deserve our respect and gratitude. Parents open their 
                homes and hearts to nurture and protect us; let us 
                offer in return our deepest appreciation for their 
                devotion and care.

                NOW, THEREFORE, I, WILLIAM J. CLINTON, President of the 
                United States of America, by virtue of the authority 
                vested in me by the Constitution and laws of the United 
                States and consistent with Public Law 103-362, do 
                hereby proclaim Sunday, July 28, 1996, as Parents' Day. 
                I call upon the States, communities, and all Americans 
                to observe this day with appropriate ceremonies and 
                activities to express affectionate thanks to our 
                Nation's parents.

                IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this 
                twenty-fifth day of July, in the year of our Lord 
                nineteen hundred and ninety-six, and of the 
                Independence of the United States of America the two 
                hundred and twenty-first.

                    (Presidential Sig.)

[FR Doc. 96-19419
Filed 7-26-96; 11:30 am]
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